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Kansas City Monarchs @ Homestead Grays

1942-09-10 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 5219

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Homestead Grays 8–4. Kansas City Monarchs put up 3 in the 8th. Bonnie Serrell went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	8	11
HOM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	11

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Simms	5	1	1	0	0	0
Newt Allen	4	0	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	5	2	2	0	0	1
Willard Brown	3	2	1	0	2	0
Joe Greene	4	3	3	1	1	0
Buck O'Neil	4	0	1	2	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	4	0	1	3	0	0
Jesse Williams	4	0	2	0	0	0
Hilton Smith	2	0	0	0	0	0
Satchel Paige	2	0	0	0	0	0
Herb Souell	0	0	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jerry Benjamin	5	0	3	1	0	0
Vic Harris	5	0	1	0	0	0
Howard Easterling	5	0	1	0	0	0
Josh Gibson	4	0	0	0	1	1
Buck Leonard	4	1	1	0	0	1
Sam Bankhead	3	1	1	0	0	1
Ray Brown	3	1	1	0	1	0
Chester Williams	3	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Partlow	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jud Wilson	1	1	1	2	0	0
David Whatley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	5.0	5	2	0
Satchel Paige	4.0	6	0	3

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Partlow	7.2	9	1	0
Johnny Wright	0.1	0	0	0
Roy Welmaker	0.2	1	2	1
Spoon Carter	0.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: 99
D8.B-3(E8)#
Willard Brown: W
Joe Greene: SB2
Joe Greene: S.3-H;2-3
Buck O'Neil: 99

Bot 1

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Vic Harris: 99
Howard Easterling: 99

Top 2

Bonnie Serrell: E6#
Jesse Williams: 99
Hilton Smith: 99
Willie Simms: 99

Bot 2

Josh Gibson: W
Buck Leonard: HP.1-2#
Sam Bankhead: 99/SH.2-3;1-2#
Ray Brown: W#
Chester Williams: 99
Roy Partlow: 99

Top 3

Newt Allen: 99
99
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 3

Jerry Benjamin: S#
Vic Harris: CS2(99)#
Vic Harris: S#
Howard Easterling: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 4

Joe Greene: S
Buck O'Neil: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Jesse Williams: D.1-3
Hilton Smith: SBH;SB3
Hilton Smith: 99

Bot 4

Buck Leonard: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Ray Brown: S#
Chester Williams: 99

Top 5

Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: 99
99

Bot 5

Roy Partlow: S#
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-2#
Vic Harris: 99
Howard Easterling: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 6

Willard Brown: 99
Joe Greene: E6#
Buck O'Neil: FC/SH.1-2#
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Jesse Williams: 99

Bot 6

Buck Leonard: K
Sam Bankhead: K
Ray Brown: 1/P

Top 7

Satchel Paige: 99
Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: 99

Bot 7

Chester Williams: S#
Roy Partlow: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S.1-2#
Vic Harris: 99
Howard Easterling: S.2-3;1-2#
Josh Gibson: K

Top 8

S
Willard Brown: S.1-2
Joe Greene: S.2-3;1-2
Buck O'Neil: 99
Bonnie Serrell: T8.3-H;2-H;1-H;BXH(82)
Jesse Williams: D
Satchel Paige: 99

Bot 8

Buck Leonard: S
Sam Bankhead: S.1-2#
Ray Brown: E7/F.2-H;1-2
Jud Wilson: T/89.2-H;1-H(UR)
David Whatley: 2/G
Jerry Benjamin: 63.3-H(UR)
Vic Harris: 99

Top 9

Willie Simms: S
Herb Souell: 99/SH.1-2
K
Willard Brown: W
Joe Greene: W.2-3;1-2
Buck O'Neil: S7.3-H;2-H;1-H(E7)(NR)(UR)
Bonnie Serrell: SB2#
Bonnie Serrell: PO2(99)#

Bot 9

Howard Easterling: 99
Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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